Wednesday, April 05, 2006
Ego's epic journey (part 03)
Today is special, becoz Ego received an email from Id. this is extra-ordinary becoz though she always send emails to update Id on her location and health etc, she had never ever gotten a reply before. Touched, Ego eagerly opened the email.
It read:
Oei. send me some cash. i'm out for the month.
Ego stared at the screen for a minute in silence. Then she felt some spark caught wood in her heart, and it began to roar. This is so unreasonable! it raged. This has been happening like since... forever! She's already have $500/mth for pocket money, and she's still asking fo more? i only had $200/mth when i was her age, and i had to work part time to save up! Here i am, traveling all ard the world trying to find SuperEgo, and i'm already depleting my hard-earned savings at such an alarming rate! Wat rights does she haf to demand more money? I haf my own life to take care of! MY savings are for ME to safeguard MY life!!!
Ego strutted to the dressing table, and saw herself in the mirror. Oh no my face is so red!!! no no no. can't get mad can't get mad. chill gal, chill it! Remember SuperEgo!!! Remember how she always reprimand Id for over spending, for forgetting the virtue of Thrift, and how always get into a big tiff with her. Remember how SuperEgo will always win the argument. Remember the cold war tt ensued.
The fire gave a puff of protest before fizzling out.
Ego was reminded of the times when SuperEgo still ended up giving Id an additional allowance despite her purse is tight with the household expenditure after the cold war. How ironic it seemed. y for would u get into an argument but end up still giving her money?
SuperEgo's answer was: we're after all one family. if i don't help her, who will? the argument is just so that she may see her mistake and hopefully learn from it...
the answer showed how much SuperEgo loved Id. it sometimes made Ego jealous becoz she had never felt such love from SuperEgo b4. But NOW, it also showed Ego the reason why Id kept repeating the same extortion of money despite the "lessons learnt". She's being intermittently reinforced. no wonder she keeps trying to get more money...
This is not rite. i shd attempt to change Id's behaviour, to teach her more monetary awareness and responsibility. i shd reject her demand for more money. yes. this is wat i shd do.
n wat a good chance it had been, for I will not be at home to suffer the consequences of an all-out war~
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Links:Introduction :: The story of Id, Ego & Super-egoThe life stories ::Episode 01 -- Ego's Epic Journey
part 01 ;
02 ;
03Episode 02 --
Id's Chronicles of Daily Living Finale :: The Case of the Missing SuperEgo
è¯å yawned @ 10:22 PM
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